中英互译

tug-of-war

英 /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔː(r)/美 /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/

基本释义

复数tugs-of-war

People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them.
人们被鼓励去和动物进行拔河比赛，或者躺在地上，让大象从上面走过。
That's when the tug-of-war begins—and if you have the scars of his love on your arms, be very, very grateful.
当较量开始的时候——如果你的手臂上有他的爱的伤疤，你应该非常、非常感激。
As Europa orbits its planet, however, it flexes due to the gravitational tug-of-war between it, its sister moons, and Jupiter.
然而，当木卫二绕其行星运行时，由于姊妹卫星和木星之间的引力拉锯战，它会弯曲。

拔河；激烈竞争

拔河

87%

拔河比赛

13%

n.any hard struggle between equally matched groups
n.a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses